Studio album 2005
The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter
- Billboard peak
- No.3
- RIAA certified
- Platinum
- Released December 20
- 2005
- Runtime
- 73:19
- Tracks
- 22
- Label
- Bad Boy Records
Posthumous Biggie duets album: new verses from Jay-Z, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and others over Notorious B.I.G. vocals, platinum and divisive.
Duets: The Final Chapter pairs unreleased and familiar Biggie vocals with a mid-2000s guest list—Eminem, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Bob Marley samples-as-duets energy, and more. Nasty Girl and Hold Ya Head led the singles conversation.
Fans split on the ethics of the format; commercially it still went Platinum and topped charts. As a document it shows how Bad Boy kept Biggie’s voice circulating in the ringtone and mixtape era.
Track list
Production Sean Combs 6 Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker 3 Harve Pierre 2 Mario Winans 2 Wayne Barrow 2 Andre Harris & Vidal Davis 1 Atticus Ross 1 Chink Santana 1 Clinton Sparks 1 Danja 1 Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie 1 DJ Green Lantern 1 Eminem 1 Eric "Coptic" Matlock 1 Faith Evans 1 Havoc 1 Jazze Pha 1 Jonathan Davis 1 Just Blaze 1 Luis Resto 1 Mike "Suga Mike" Allen 1 Reefa 1 Scott Storch 1 Scram Jones 1 Sean Cane 1 Stevie J 1 Swizz Beatz 1
The Hitmen produced 9 of 22 credited tracks
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Prod. Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
- It Has Been Said 3:18
Feat. Diddy, Eminem, and Obie Trice
Prod. Eminem, Luis Resto
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Feat. Twista, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Prod. Swizz Beatz
- Whatchu Want 3:54
Feat. The Commission, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G
Prod. Danja
- Get Your Grind On 5:24
Feat. Big Pun, Fat Joe, and Freeway
Prod. Sean Cane, Sean Combs
- Living the Life 4:28
Feat. Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith Evans, Cheri Dennis, and Bobby Valentino
Prod. Eric "Coptic" Matlock, Sean Combs
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Prod. Faith Evans
- 1970 Somethin' 3:25
Feat. The Game, Faith Evans
Prod. Andre Harris & Vidal Davis
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Feat. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, and Avery Storm
Prod. Jazze Pha
- Living in Pain 4:01
Feat. 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, and Nas
Prod. Just Blaze
- I'm with Whateva 2:33
Feat. Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, and Jim Jones
Prod. Stevie J, Sean Combs
- Beef 4:57
Feat. Mobb Deep
Prod. Havoc
- My Dad (Interlude) 0:10
Prod. Wayne Barrow
- Hustler's Story 5:47
Feat. Scarface, Akon, and Big Gee
Prod. Reefa, Mike "Suga Mike" Allen, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
- Breakin' Old Habits 4:36
Feat. T.I., Slim Thug
Prod. Chink Santana
- Ultimate Rush 3:48
Feat. Missy Elliott
Prod. Scott Storch
- Mi Casa 4:12
Feat. R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson
Prod. DJ Green Lantern, Sean Combs, Mario Winans, Jeffrey "J-Dub" Walker
- Hold Ya Head 2:45
Feat. Bob Marley
Prod. Clinton Sparks, Sean Combs
- Just a Memory 4:30
Feat. Clipse
Prod. Scram Jones
- Wake Up 3:35
Feat. Korn
Prod. Jonathan Davis, Atticus Ross
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Prod. Wayne Barrow, Harve Pierre
Singles
Artists on this release
Lead and guest artists, from the credits
